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June 4, 1935.

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Filed March 16, 1933 lO'Sheets-Sheet l0 .4 TTOR NE KJ Patented Junev 4, 1935 I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BARN John G. Shodron, Fort Atkinson, Wis., assigner to James Manufacturing Company, Fort Atkinson, Wis., a corporation of Wisconsin Application March 16, 1933, Serial No. 661,031

4 Claims. (Cl. 119-16) My invention relates to barns. which imposes a great hardship in winter time It is the object of my invention to provide a upon the men feeding the ensilage from the silo, combined food storage and animal housing strucparticularly where the ensilage is fed to the catture of unitary arrangement in combination with tle in the feed lot outdoors.

5 means of Ventilating the food storage chambers By my present invention, the silo is surrounded 5 and of controlling the conditions of ventilation by the rest of the structure where it is prevented and temperature of the animal storage compartfrom freezing and surrounded by air of conments, trolled temperature which further prevents freez- It is my object to provide such a combination ing. l0 that is dust proof, that isilreproof and that will It is a further object to provide a reproof 10 preserve such combustibles as hay so that they boiler room Where all of the apparatus can be will not spontaneously ignite. encased within metal chambers.

It is a further object of my invention to pro- It is a further object to provide for the feed vide a combined ensilage storage, supply feed discharge so that the dust will be excluded from storage, a boiler room and heating apparatus, the room where the cows are stalled or being 15 heating and Ventilating apparatus, a compartmilked. ment for animals and a feeding alley, all in as- It is a further object to provide for the dissociation with a flreproof ventilated hay mow, charge of the feed from the hay mows directly thereby enclosing under a single roof a complete over the feed troughs of the cows thereby elimiproduction unit from feed to milllz.l nating feed handling. 20

It is a further object of my invention to provide It is my object to eliminate fire hazards in a novel form of barn having round ends. barns while, at the same time, providing for It is my object to provide such a barn having storage of hay in the barns with the cattle. a first floor compartment for animals, a central Referring to the drawings:

feed storage compartment and feed mixing room Figure 1 ls a vertical transverse section on 25 as well as boiler room and an upper flreproof hay the line I-I of Figure 4 through a barn showing mow with compartments for delivering the conin simple form a typical arrangement of a ventents of the hay mow and the contents of the silos tilated hay mow, a silo and the stalls for stock;

by gravity to the animals waiting below. Figure 2 is a similar view showing a modified It is my object to provide a system of conveyform of discharge passageways on the line 2--2 of 30 ing material to the composite building. Figure 3;

It is my Object to provide means of conditioning Figure 3 is a horizontal section on the line 3 3 the air within the building so that the workmen of Figure 2; and the animals may live and work under tem- Figure 4 is a Section on the line 4 4 of Figperature conditions that are the same winter and ure 1; 35 summer to greatly increase the eiectiveness of Figure 5 is u section through Figure 1 un the the workmen, reduce the amount of labor needed une 5 5 thereof; and increase the production of milk due to the uni- Figure 6 is a section on the une 5 5 of Fig form conditions of temperature and ventilation. ure 2;

It is my object to provide for cows conditions Figure 7 is a section on the une 1 of Fig 40 of heating and ventilation that will insure the ure 5. maximum production of milk and reduce the ex- Figure 8 is a section on the une 8 8 of F1 penditure of bovine energy and consumption of ure 3, g' food for purely heating purposes of the animals body and convert that food consumption into the Flgure 9 1s a' section o n the @me 9 9 0f F 1g* production of milk l ure 10, parts 5I and 52 being omltted for the sake Heretofore, it has been customary for cows to f 0.1mm i be housed in barns in winter time where the only Flgufe 10 is a Sectlon 0n the 1111 lll-l0 o1'. Fign heat was from the animals themselves and where ure 93 the conditions of ventilation and sunlight were Figure 11 iS a Section 011 the line ll-H 0f Fig- 50 not controlled. ure 10;

It is my object to provide a construction which Figure 12 is a section on the line l2--I2 of Fiseliminates the separate outdoor silo and the freezure 9; ing in winter of the ensilage. Figure 13 is a horizontal section showing a It is my object to eliminate the outdoor silo plan for a general purpose barn; 5g

Figure 14 is a horizontal section showing a plan of a milking barn;

Figure 15 is a perspective view of a portion of the silo wall and a portion of one of the chutes, showing its triangular form and one door closed and another door open; a

Figure 16 is a detail view showing in horizontal section one of the chutes, and adjacent doors in the outer wall surrounding the walk way.

Referring to the drawings in detail, I designates the floor of the barn, which has a foundation wall 2, and a silo foundation wall 3 surrounding the silo pit 4. Over this pit is built a segmental sheet metal silo 5 having the access doorways 5. The floor is formed of concrete. This oor has integrally formed with it feeding troughs 6a and is provided with stanchions 1 in which cows stand. 8 indicates the drain gutter.

Over the cow stall compartment 9 is a ceiling `of concrete designated I0 supported by the posts II. This ceiling has a plurality of doors I2 for discharging feed therethrough into the troughs 5a. The walk way I3 provides a passageway for men.

I4 designates the side walls of the barn. It will be thus noted that the entire enclosure for the animals is fireproof. All the animals face inwardly with their heads towards the walk way I3. The feed trough 5a is between the animals and the walk way I3 and beneath the hay discharge apertures I2.

It is preferred to have a pair of silos connected together by fireproof metal walls I5. This arrangement forms a feed room I6. This feed room is provided with a man hole I1 giving access to a cellar I8 that is connected by a passageway I9 with a second exterior cellar 20 having a man hole 2| and containing a hopper 22, the surface of which is level with the ground and is located beneath the roof 23. Material discharged into this hopper is carried through the passageway I9 by pipes 29 convey the feed from the hopper 28 to.

these bins. The bottoms of the bins 21 and 28 are provided with hoppers 30 having pipes 3| with outlets 32 controlled by suitable valves so that the feed may be withdrawn from the bins as desired and delivered into the feed room.

A tubular flue 33 is provided in which is located a boiler 34 connected to a stack 35. The boiler is heated by an oil burner 36 supplied through an oil pipe 31 from the oil supply 38 which, in turn, is supplied with oil through the pipe 39 which has its supply end located at 40 beneath the roof 23. y

A third bin structure 4I is provided as the enclosure for a stairway 42 which leads to the upper iloor I0 or to the upper levels of the hay mow when desired. The upper portion of this bin structure may be used for a feed storage compartment as designated in connection with 21 and 28, the discharge pipe 3Ia leading down to the center of the stairway.

The silo doors 6' open into a chute 43 and access to these doors is gained by climbing a ladder in this chute indicated at 44. The doors 45 give access from the chute to the feed room I6. The feed room is closed by the doors 46 from the alley way I3. Entrance is gained to the barn itself through the doorways 41.

Turning to the hay mow, it will be noted that it is formed by the arcuate roof 48 resting upon the side walls I4 and enclosing and covering the tops of the silos and the bins forming with them a tight compartment. 'This roof is provided with a plurality of doors 48 through which hay supply pipes may be introduced to blow hay, preferably chopped hay, into the hay.compartments 50 which are formed by the foraminous walls 5I carried bythe upright studding 52 which rest uponthe floor III. These compartments 50 are closed at their inner ends by the vertical walls 53. Doors are provided at 54 for access to these hay compartments. As seen in Fig. 15, the chutes are triangular in cross-section and these doors 54 are located at intervals in each of the projecting walls of the chutes; the openings to be of sufficient size to enable an attendant to enter the hay mow and gather hay to be thrown down the chute as also ensilage from the silo to be'thrown down the chute. The doorways alluded to and the doors therefor are in each of the walls 55, the doors being 54. In Fig. 15 a portion of the silo wall is shown so as to illustrate the relation of the chute to the wall, to which the chute is secured. Through these doors hay may be thrown down through the chute 55 on to the floor III as at 5B and thence through the doors I2 into the aisle I3 or feeding trough 5a. When the hay is thus thrown down on to the floor I0 as at 55 protected by a roof 56a, any dust therefrom may settle before the hay is discharged through the door I2, thereby preventing any dust from contaminating the compartment where thefstock is located and milked, and preventing an accumulation of dust which might have a nre hazard and explode or take fire. y

In Figs. 5, 6 and 9, the numeral 56bdesignates a space in which operatives may walk around the silos and adjacent to the hay mows.

In the detail view shown in Fig. 16, the numeral 55 designates the walls of one of the chutes with their doors 54. It also shows doors 54a hinged at 54h mounted in the outer wall which encircles the space 56h. These doors 54a are shown in Fig. 5 in dotted lines because they are illustrated in an open position. The curved dotted lines in by having the roof covering of the roof 48 ared outwardly to form an overhanging spaced eave 51 beneath` which is a foraminous wall 58 so that air may enter beneath the eaves, pass through the wall 58 and pass upwardly through the hay, finally making its exit at the top of the hay mows and, in some cases, through the doors 49 or other similar ventilators. In Figures 1 and 2 the hay mows have louvered structures as indicated at 58a and, 58h, respectively. If desired, there may be provided unit heaters 59 through which air is blown by a fan 60 over a radiator 6I in order to provide heated air in the barn beneath the concrete slab that forms the floor for the hay mow, as shown in Figure 12. This structure has not been shown in connection with Figures 3 to 7, but could be installed in these structures. Fresh air is taken in through the fresh air intake 62. The unit heater is located within the chamber formed by the roof 63 which rests over an opening 64 in the slab or floor IIJ. Steam is supplied through the pipe 55 from the boiler 34, the line being drained at the trap The numeral 61 indicates pivoted flreproof doors, and 61 sliding doors for feed bins 21 and 28, in Figures 3 and 6, respectively.

Conditions approximating that of summer weather may be obtained in the cow room so that the animal consumes only that food necessary to produce the maximum quantity and quality of milk but does not have to eat additional food or use a part of the food eaten for protection against the cold, which is now the case in connecton with dairy barns that are not controlled as to their heating and ventilation.

In other words, in order to increase the production of milk in winter time, it is necessary to duplicate summer time conditions for the stock. In summer time the cows are kept within the building and the air can be cooled by circulating cold water through the radiator instead of hot water or steam. The energy of the cows is not dissipated in fighting the heat nor in ghting the flies as the barn is screened and enclosed, with a consequent large increase in the production of milk approximating the best spring time conditions.

If desired, in order to further insure the fireproof character of the building, a. concrete enclosure may be provided, as in Figures 10 and 11, indicated at 66. Figure 9 has omitted from it the parts 5I and 52, but these parts are clearly indicated in Figure 10. Parts 5I and 52 are similar to those disclosed in Figure 6, except that the bottom portion is of triangular cross section, as shown in Figure 12. 'I'he hoppers in that arrangement may receive the hay through the i'rertical sliding ilreproof hay doors 61. 'Ihe hay is discharged into these hoppers and thence passes in the feed room. Any dust arising from this operation settles in the feed room and then the hay is carried through the doors 46 into the room where the stock is to be fed.

In the construction shown in Figure 10 the second floor passageways are provided at 28 so as to pass from hay-mow to hay-mow to have access to the chutes and thence through the chutes and the doors into the hay mass.

It is preferred to build this building of segmental metal sheets, reproof roofing and concrete and metal rafters, but it will be understood that any material may be employed. The foraminous walls may be pressed metal with louver openings, perforated metal walls or wire netting walls hopper 22, conveyor 24, endless conveyor 25, hopper 26 and ,pipes 29 -into such bins as 21 and 2l.

Figures 2, 3, 6 and 8 differ from Figures 1, 4, 5 and 7 in that the first named ngures show a modined form of discharge passageways.

Figures 9 to 12 show a further modied form of discharge passageways, and the location and construction of the heating plant.

Turning to Figures 13 and 14, it will be noted that in the place of the cow stalls there may be The chopped hay may be supplied through thel substituted young steer pens, bull pens, cow pens, calf pens, horse stalls and an enclosed milking parlor or dairy. These stalls may have mangers at their inner ends, as shown at a, b, c, d, e, and f. 'I'he nature of the building is such that standard parts may be employed for the building and with these standard parts buildings of any length and any capacity may be utilized. As the parts are standard and are made of bolted metal sections, the parts can be salvaged and used in expanding the building.l

It will be understood that I desire to comprehend within my invention such modifications as may be necesary to adapt it to varying conditions and uses.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A hay enclosure having continuous inner and outer walls, means for dividing the enclosure into a plurality of vertical compartments, some of which are relatively wide for containing hay, and others are relatively narrow for forming air passageways, the latter being formed of vertically positioned foraminous walls for permitting the passage of air from one compartment of the hay enclosure to another.

2. A combined hay structure and silo having continuous inner and outer walls, a hay compartment comprising an enclosure and foraminous inner transverse vertical walls for the passage of air through the body of hay, a silo located within the structure and extending up through the hay compartment, an enclosed passageway between the hay compartment and the silo for the use of the operative, and chutes located in said passageway adapted to receive hay and ensilage and discharge the same for delivery to the animals to be fed thereon.

3. A combined hay structure and silo having continuous inner and outer walls, a hay compartment comprising an enclosure and foraminous inner transverse vertical walls for the passage of air through the body of hay, a plurality of spaced silos located in part within the hay compartment, an enclosed passageway between the hay compartment and the silos and extending in a belt partially around the silos, the space between the silos forming a work room, and chutes located in said passageway and space adapted to receive hay and ensilage and deliver it to desired places.

4. A hay enclosure having continuous inner and outer walls, means for dividing the enclosure into a plurality of vertical compartments some of which are relatively wide for containing hay. and others are relatively narrow for forming air passageways, the latter being formed of vertically positioned foraminous walls defining with` the continuous inner and outer walls said vertical compartments, and permitting the passage of air from one compartment to another of the hay enclosure.

JOHN G. SHODRON. 

